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Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
Service Difficulty Reports filed with the FAA for this airframe. Filing is largely voluntary — the number of reports is not a measure of reliability. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.
51 reports on file, 1995-10-11 – 2010-01-26.
Part: LINE — FAILED (AC SYSTEM) · airframe 73,458 hrs · 32,564 cycles
DFW - CREW REPORTED DURING DESCENT BOTH PACKS FAILED. CREW DONNED MASKS AND CABIN O2 MASKS DEPLOYED. EMERGENCY DESCENT TO 10,000. EMERGENCY DECLARED LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED LEFT PILOT VALVE PRESS REGULAR LINE AND PILOT PSI REGULATOR VALVE LINE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Earlier reports · 1995–2009 · 50 reports
2009
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 72,840 hrs · 32,306 cycles
DAMAGE WAS CUT OUT IN FUSELAGE SKIN AND INTERNAL DOUBLER. A DOUBLER AND TRIPLER WERE INSTALLED TO RESTORE STRUCTURE. PER EA-MD80-53-008079 DATED 11/12/2009.
Part: STOP FITTING — CRACKED (PAX DOOR) · airframe 72,840 hrs · 32,306 cycles
DOOR FORWARD UPPER STOP PAD BRACKET CRACKED. INSTALLED NEW STOP PAD BRACKET PER ESO-80174.
Part: CSD — INOPERATIVE (LT GENERATOR) · airframe 71,053 hrs · 31,502 cycles
MSP INFLIGHT ORD-SEA. LEFT ENGINE GENERATOR OFF LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING CRUISE. LANDED MSP WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED LEFT HAND ENGINE CONSTANT SPEED DRIVE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION. (CLOSED)
Part: CONTROL VALVE — FAILED (MLG) · airframe 70,336 hrs · 31,217 cycles
DFW INFLIGHT - CREW REPORTED RIGHT HYDRAULIC PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO DURING DESCENT INTO DFW. MANUALLY LOWERED LANDING GEAR AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED LANDING GEAR CENTRAL CONTROL VALVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH MM 32 32 01. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
2008
Part: BALLAST — FAULTY (CABIN) · airframe 69,462 hrs
DEN - INFLIGHT STL TO LAX. CREW REPORTED STRONG ELECTRICAL SMELL IN AFT CABIN. FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED BURNING EYES AND PASSENGERS GETTING NAUSEOUS. LANDED DEN WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND OVERHEAD LIGHT AT SEAT 29 FAULTED AND BALLAST GIVING OFF ELECTRICAL SMELL. REPLACED BALLAST AND SHORT HARNESS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: START VALVE — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 1 ENGINE) · airframe 68,435 hrs
DFW INFLIGHT T1106/13JUN. NR ONE ENGINE START VALVE OPENED IN FLIGHT. RETURNED TO DFW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED NR ONE ENGINE START VALVE AND FILTER. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (A)
2007
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHTS)
LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT SEAT ROWS 25 TO 29 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT SEAT ROW 29DEF FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT SEAT ROWS 25 TO 29. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: BLADE — FAILED (LEFT ENGINE)
DFW INFLIGHT T1511/18FEB - DURING CLIMB, LEFT ENGINE SPOOLED TO IDLE POWER WITH EXCESSIVE VIBRATION AND ENGINE GAS TEMPERATURE AT 800 DEGREES. SHUT DOWN LEFT ENGINE AND LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED LEFT ENGINE DUE TO COMPRESSOR BLADE FAILURE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)
LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT FORWARD GALLEY INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT FORWARD GALLEY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
2006
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
LGA - SEAT MOUNTED EMERGENCY LIGHTS FORWARD ROW 20 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AND CHARGER FOR SEAT MOUNTED EMERGENCY LIGHTS FORWARD ROW 20. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
2004
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHTS)
LAX - LEFT AND RIGHT HAND AFT OVERWING HATCH EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT L2 245 AND L2 246 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK B5105 FOR LEFT AND RIGHT HAND AFT OVERWING HATCH EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT L2 245 AND L2 246. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: CONTROLLER — INOPERATIVE (CABIN PRESSURE)
ORD - INFLIGHT T2373/19 UPON TAKEOFF FROM MDW THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE AND THE STANDBY LIGHT ILLUMINATED. LANDED AT ORD WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED NR 1 CONTROLLER. BITE CHECKED BOTH NR 1 AND NR 2 CONTROLLERS AND NO FAULTS NOTED. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: TERMINAL — OVERHEATED
TUL THREE EACH WIRE RING TERMINAL INSULATION FOR UPPER AFT SIDE SHOW SIGNS OF OVERHEATING AT RESISTER R4-9. REPLACED THREE EACH WIRE RING TERMINALS AT RESISTER R4-9 PER SWPM 20-20-01. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: WIRE — OVERHEATED
TUL FEEDER CABLE WIRE NUMBERS 3X1C2A, 3X2C2B, 3X1D2A, 3X2D2B TO R2-41 LEFT AUXILLARY POWER RELAY AT LOWER FORWARD EPC PANEL SHOWS SIGNS OF OVERHEATING. ADEL CLAMP FOR CABLE 3X1C2A SHOWS SIGNS OF BEING OVERHEATED. REPLACED WIRE FEEDER CABLES 3X1C2A, 3X2C2B, 3X1D2A, 3X2D2B TO R2-41 LEFT AUXILLARY POWER RELAY AT LOWER FORWARD EPC PANEL AND REPLACED ONE ADEL CLAMP FOR CABLE 3X1C2A PER MM 24-20-06-2. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
2003
Part: O-RING — LEAKING (HYD SYSTEM)
AFTER TAKEOFF DURING GEAR RETRACT, RT HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LOW LIGHT CAME ON, GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT CAME ON AND HYDRAULIC QUANTITY DROPPED TO ZERO. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. REPLACED RUDDER SHUTOFF VALVE O-RING AND PLUG AND SERVICED SYSTEM. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: WIRE HARNESS — DEFECTIVE (CABIN)
DFW - SEAT MOUNTED EMERGENCY LIGHT AT 32A INOPERATIVE. REPLACED HARNESS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, AFT CATWALK OVERHEAD EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. CLEANED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT CONTACTS FOR AFT OVERHEAD CATWALK AND RECHARGED BATTERIES. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, SEAT MOUNTED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS AT ROWS 1-19 DIM. REPLACED FORWARD AND MID EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BATTERIES. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, TAILCONE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. CLEANED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT CONTACTS FOR TAIL CONE LIGHTS AND RECHARGED BATTERIES. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
2002
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND SKIN CRACKED AT STATION 1380, LONGERON 14L. STOP DRILLED CRACK AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-01 FIG 2. (M)
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (TAILCONE)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, FORWARD TAIL CONE WALKWAY EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED FORWARD TAIL CONE WALKWAY EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ASSEMBLY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: B-NUT — LOOSE (THRUST REVERSER)
ORD - FLT 460 - FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED ABNORMALLY HEAVY SMOKE/HAZE IN MAIN CABIN APPROXIMATELY 3 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF. WENT TO HIGH PRESSURE BLEED OFF, RETURNED TO ORD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. TIGHTEN B NUT CONNECTION ON LEFT THRUST REVERSER CONTROL VALVE AND APU. LEAK CHECK GOOD. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
2001
Part: LINK — DEFECTIVE (NLG)
LAX - FLT 1232 - EN ROUTE LAX-ORD, DETECTED LOUD VIBRATION AT NOSE LANDING GEAR. RETURNED LAX AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. REPLACED NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR LINK ASSEMBLY. ACCOMPLISHED LANDING GEAR SWING RETRACTION TEST. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
2000
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (CABIN)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON SEAT TRACK NR 6. REMOVED AND REPLACED SECTION OF SEAT TRACK BETWEEN FACTORY SPLICES AND INSTALLED NEW SPLICES SRM 53-05 FIG 4. (M)
Part: CARGO TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND CARGO TIE DOWN TRACK CORRODED TOP SIDE STATION 1211 TO STATION 1287. REPAIRED CARGO TIE DOWN TRACK WITH NEW TIE DOWN TRACK STATION 1212-1338 PER 51-01. (M)
Part: WEB — CORRODED (CABIN)
TUL - FOUND RIGHT CUSP STATION 1161-1166, HAS CORROSION AT RIVET TAILS NR 6 SEAT TRACK OUTBOARD FLANGE. REPAIRED PER AARD 53-00-00-02. INSTALLED DOUBLER. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON NR 3 SEAT TRACK. REPAIRED SEAT TRACK WITH PLUG REPAIR AARD 53-20-10. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON NR 3 SEAT TRACK. REPAIRED SEAT TRACK WITH PLUG REPAIR AARD 53-20-00-10. (M)
Part: WEB — CORRODED (CABIN)
TUL - FOUND RIGHT CUSP STATION 1184-1187 CORROSION AT RIVET UNDER NR 6 SEAT TRACK OUTBOARD FLANGE. RIGHT CUSP STATION 1193 CORROSION WHERE SEAT TRACK ATTACHES TO FLOOR. REPLACED PER SRM 53-01 FIG 4. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA INSTALLED NEW PIECE. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION AND DAMAGE (GOUGE) ON NR 2 SEAT TRACK. REMOVED AND REPLACED SEAT TRACK FROM PROD BREAK TO END SRM 51-60. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION AND WEAR ON NR 6 SEAT TRACK. CUT OUT DAMAGE AND CORROSION AND INSTALLED PLUG REPAIR PER AARD 53-20-00-10. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION AND WEAR ON NR 6 SEAT TRACK. REMOVED CORROSION AND WEAR AND INSTALLED PLUG REPAIR PER AARD 53-20-00-10. (M)
Part: WEB — CORRODED (CABIN)
TUL - FOUND HOLE IN CUSP RIGHT SIDE UNDER NR 6 SEAT TRACK. CUT OUT CORROSION, FOUND AFTER CLEANING DAMAGE AND INSTALLED 7075 T6.040 DOUBLER PER AARD 53-00-00-02 AND SRM 53-01 FIG 4. (M)
Part: FRAME — DENTED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND SMALL DENT IN FUSELAGE FRAME 731 BOTTOM SIDE BELOW LONGERON 2L. DRILLED OUT DENT DYE CHECKED NO CRACK, INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-10-00-15 PAGE 1. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON NR 1 SEAT TRACK AT STATION 1117, 1041, 1057, 1088, 1102. INSTALLED NEW SEAT TRACK SRM 51-60-0. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON SEAT TRACK NR 1 1200-1238. REPLACED SEAT TRACK STATION 1174-1309 SRM 51-60-0. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON NR 4 SEAT TRACK STATION 927. ROUTED OUT DAMAGE, INSTALLED PLUG REPAIR PER SRM 53-05 PART 1 FIG 4A TREATED AND PRIMED PER SRM 51-10-3)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON NR 5 SEAT TRACK LUGS AND FLANGE AT STATION 204-211. INSTALLED REPAIR STRAP PER AARD 53-20-00-13. (M)
Part: CARGO TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND RIGHT TIE DOWN TRACK CORRODED STATION 1117 TO STATION 1155 (TOP AND BOTTOM SIDES). REPLACED CARGO TIE DOWN TRACK WITH NEW TRACK SRM 51-01. (M)
Part: WEB — CRACKED (ENGINE PYLON)
TUL - FOUND STATION 1380 AFT ENGINE PYLON SUPPORT (WEB) LEFT SIDE CRACKED AFT OF COCKPIT TEMP CONTROL VALVE. AARD 53-10-00-28. INSTALLED DOUBLER. (M)
Part: SENSOR — FAILED (NLG)
DFW - FLT 1066 - AFTER TAKEOFF FROM DEN, RED NODE GEAR LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED WITH GEAR HANDLE UP. LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AT 270 KNOTS. CONTINUED FLIGHT AND LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED UPLOCK SENSOR AND ACCOMPLISHED GEAR SWING. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. (X)
1999
Part: SEAL — LOOSE (TAIL COMPARTMENT)
DFW - FLT 407 - AFTER TAKEOFF FROM DFW EN ROUTE TO PHX, TAIL COMPARTMENT HIGH TEMPERATURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT 9,000 FEET. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DFW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. RESECURED SEAL BETWEEN AIR CONDITIONING PLENUM AND HEAT EXCHANGER ON LEFT HAND OUTBOARD SIDE OF TAIL COMPARTMENT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION.
1998
Part: WATER SEPARATOR — CONTAMINATED (A/C BAY)
DFW - FLT 1737 - AFTER TAKEOFF DFW AT APPROXIMATELY 5000 FT, AN ACRID SMELL WAS DETECTED IN COCKPIT AND FIRST CLASS. CHECKING CIRCUIT BREAKERS A HAZE WAS NOTICED IN AIR. AIRCRAFT AIR INTERRUPTED AND RETURNED TO DFW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTED AIRCRAFT FOR SOURCE OF SMELL, CHECKED ALL CIRCUIT BREAKERS FOR ARCING, CHECKED BALLASTS IN CABIN, CHECKED OVENS FOR BURNING SMELL, RAN BOTH PACKS WITH APU AND ENGINES AT VARIOUS POWER SETTINGS. NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED, CHANGED WATER SEPARATOR BAGS, ALL SYSTEM OPERATIONS CHECK SATISFACTORY, AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE AT THIS TIME. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: DUCT — RUPTURED (AFT ACCESSORY)
DFW - FLT 1396 - AFTER TAKEOFF DFW DURING CLIMB-OUT THROUGH FL 230, TAIL COMPARTMENT HIGH TEMPERATURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ACCOMPLISHED ABNORMAL PROCEDURES AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DFW LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED RUPTURED DUCT ASSY. SYSTEM LEAK CHECKED AND OPERATED NORMALLY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. (X)
1997
Part: CONNECTOR — BROKEN (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTS BY PAX SEAT ROW 22 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BROKEN EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT STRIP CONNECTOR BY PAX SEAT ROW 22. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: WEB — CORRODED (BS 1212)
TUL - WEB CORRODED UNDER TIE DOWN TRACK RIGHT FWD AND CRACKED. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER SRM 53-01 FIG 2 SH 3. (M)
1996
Part: BYPASS LEVER — NOT CLOSED (LANDING GEAR)
DFW - FLT 2361- AFTER TAKEOFF DFW, WHEN LANDING GEAR LEVER SELECTED UP, LANDING GEAR DOORS WOULD NOT SEQUENCE AND LANDING GEAR DID NOT RETRACT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DFW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. PLACED LANDING GEAR DOOR BYPASS HANDLE IN CLOSED POSITION. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: LOCK SENSOR — DEFECTIVE (NLG)
DFW - FLT 1212 - AFTER TAKEOFF MEX WHEN LANDING GEAR RETRACTED, NOSE LANDING GEAR RED LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED WITH NO OTHER ABNORMAL INDICATIONS. ACCOMPLISHED ABNORMAL PROCEDURE AND LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED TO DFW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED NOSE LANDING GEAR LOCK SENSOR. ACCOMPLISHED NOSE LANDING GEAR RETRACTION CHECK WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: BLADE — FAILED (TURBINE SECTION)
ORD - FLT 1671 - AFTER TAKEOFF ORD DURING CLIMB-OUT, RIGHT ENGINE FAILED. ACCOMPLISHED SHUTDOWN OF RIGHT ENGINE AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO ORD, LANDING OVERWEIGHT WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED RIGHT ENGINE DUE TO TURBINE BLADE FAILURE. ACCOMPLISHED LEAK CHECKS AND GROUND ENGINE RUN WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. ACCOMPLISHED OVERWEIGHT LANDING INSPECTION WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. REMOVED ENGINE ROUTED TO SHOP FOR REPAIR AND RETURN TO SERVICE. (M)
1995
Part: EEL CRT BREAKER — TRIPPED (COCKPIT)
SFO - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, FOUND THE EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHTING INOPERATIVE. RESET EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHT CIRCUIT BREAKER. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)